Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area in Uruguay
Uruguay: Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area was 1,708 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area in Uruguay, 2006–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area in Uruguay stood at 1,708 1000 ha.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area in Uruguay peaked at 2,427 1000 ha in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1,612 1000 ha, in 2016.
That places Uruguay 18th out of 63 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2,427 1000 ha | — |
| 2007 | 2,402 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 2,322 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 1,861 1000 ha | -19.9% |
| 2010 | 1,786 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 1,617 1000 ha | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 1,616 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,615 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,614 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,613 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,612 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,702 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 1,696 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,774 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 1,844 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 1,829 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1,829 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,739 1000 ha | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 1,708 1000 ha | -1.8% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1,708 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 954 1000 ha, 1.8× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 1,708 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 499 1000 ha, 3.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,253 1000 ha | 1,861 1000 ha | 2,427 1000 ha | 4 |
| 2010s | 1,665 1000 ha | 1,612 1000 ha | 1,786 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,790 1000 ha | 1,708 1000 ha | 1,844 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More environment data for Uruguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.385 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.622 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.64 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area in Uruguay?
- Perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area in Uruguay was 1,708 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2,427 1000 ha in 2006.
- What is the lowest perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,612 1000 ha in 2016.
- How does Uruguay rank for perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area?
- Uruguay ranks 18th out of 63 countries with data for 2024.
- Is perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.